The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-02
Ge1. Garden Explains TIE Affection Of the
South fer Jefferson DAVIS.
Ee,Tfssseh to Eard BY the Man Who Stood
BY His aems and Frisnds.
The Legally Of the South to the Union Is
RSw Firm and answering.
The speech at POrtsmOuth-Urglne the
People TO Forget all Prejudices aud
Work for Common Country,

ANttNNAIlf OCLOuCK --ts-l1 SHccNu
here last night, Governor Gordon, Of
Georgia, alluded to the reception of JEFF
tersOn Davis st Macon as follows:
1t Is charged that We cheered Jeh Davis.
nSss mat s mean g0tpg d 70 war SSsin Let rs
our back on this palefaced, broken down old
man? What did he do that l hadn't done?
ldon'z think shot every body, but tried pretty
hard. You might ask me to torn cold shoulder
on the wife OF my bosom. She went with me to
the front. She followed me TO camp. She shared
nv dangers even to the picket, and st times in
the danger OF battle; and under Providence,
owe 70 her tender nursing that my life was
spared me.
why should hate herr If we should turn
our backs on that man, refuse him our sympa-
thies, we would merit the scOrn of every brave
man IN this audience and you would feel aaso-
Lutte contempt for us. When JEFF Davis lett the
United States senate he left it rich with regret
and full of political hOnors. For our sakes he
became poor and debarred forever from politl-
csl hOnOTs in his own country. He fingers
today with broken health and scarcely place
20 lay his head, dragging after him the wounded
limbs with increasing suffering that followed
him from Buena vista What would you think
use for you am not going to do it. 1 would
have contempt for General MeTyon twhO sat on
the STAGE II he went back on the grand old
name OF Abraham Lincoln. Put yourself in the
II was my fortune a few weeks ago, at PILLS
delPh1s, 70 take part in the celebration OF the
adoption of the Constitution, and when Georgia
mad taken her part was proud as stood in
the streets 70 see the shattered remnants of the
OulOu 6Iuu4 SHIT teIGu VI
the old hsgss and rs they were viewed by that
October light amid the shouts of ten thousand
threats. felt hat thrill that knew was pull
remnants of the Grand Amy OF the Repu bile
Why shouldn't They were cOnsecrattd 10 q
cause which to those who gathered a. oond
them holy as honor ana truth.
would have no faith in home and liberty IL
those men did not love their flags. So, too, we
loved ours. Let us get out OF the universe When
hatred OF the South is cal ed loyalty to tue
SsTth am going 10 show you that our chill
oJeD should love their flags. A man is better
who has the nerve 10 do justice whatever it
costs. Yves there any honor in carrying those
old hags2 They, o, were woven by the pa
tIlOtie hands OF southern women. They were
delivered TO husbands and brothers. consecrsted
by tears and prayers. Some were rent with bull
Ieis bIaG Rened with gunpowder and Redeemed
With the blood of the brave Don't we build
monuments 10 the COnfedt rate dead? Why,
cen. Grant, the greatest general OF the Union
army, SAID he WAS willing TO share in the dedi-
esDon of a monument to the Confederate
dead. There isn't good sense in il, aud
The man who tries to stir yonr passions, doesn't
deserve your votes You see in some OF your
papers column after column about rebel flags.
This is the truth I was there There were in
al that great central city of Macon dozen con-
Tolerate flags. and fifty Thousand of the stars
and stripes. and yet some people are so color
blind that they could not see anything but the
Tebel flags, and yet the very carriage that bore
JEFF Davis AMI the horses that drew him were
literally covered with Union flags. The very
a 10 slmost blind him. Some speeches were
made. A leader was chosen to present me-
mento OF affection TO his wife and the great elf
max of il was that the Union was rehsbilitated
On fTmer basis than ever.
GORDON AT PORTSMOUTH.
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio, October ga heavy
storm Of rain broke upon the city with
General Gordon. which interfered with the
arrangements. Democratic managers had
made arrangements to give him hearty
reception, but Notwithstanding the in
clement weather q large audience greeted
him. The general, upon being introduced,
referred to the charge of being a Ku-KIux,
made oy the Republican press, and denied
fully. asserting that he never, at any time
following the war, belonged to any organi-
Zstion except one formed for the main
tainsnce OF law and order, and that be had
not at any time been member of any
secret society. He then spoke of the
charges Of sentlmentalism, made by the
CommeIcial-Gszettea and acknowledged to
the impeachment. He argued that all
men actusted by the desire TO promote
their country's welfare, were sentimen-
tslists.
He then launched out on the main ad-
dress by the statement first, that he would
speak only Of questions affecting the peo-
pie of both North and South, and second,
that he desired to be questioned fully and
freely on any point upon which the audi
ence desired 10 be informed. He then
spoke of the reception of JEFF Davis, justi-
flying il as in his speech at Cincinnati last
night. He then referred to the subject of
rebel flags used in the Macon demonstra-
tiOn and touchingly described the love
mis- people felt for these war stained ban
ners and their desire TO behold them once
more at their reunions. He held that
while there were about dozen of them un-
turled, there were at least fifty
thousand national fsgs displayed bat
that northern correspondents of q
partisan press were affected with
color blindness and could not see them.
In referring to the late war. the General
said that at no time had the South desired
to destroy the Union; that she had fur
Disbed too much valOr and territory and
blood toward its formation AID upbuild-
ing to wish il destroyed; that the war was
only the outgrowth of construction of
the constitution, which differed from that
OF the people of the North. The e;tions
be compared to two boys, johnnie and
YaDk," who fell out over a matter that
could not be peaceably adjusted, and that
Johnnie" having gotten the worst OF the
fight, bad been invited back by '.Yank ~
teat the invitation was accepted and
Johnnie" was back to stay In
substantietion of this, he said the
people of the South would not have
the verdict changed il they could that be
had so expressed himself at reunions o.
CoDfede rate soldiers and in other places
and that be but echoed the sentiments Of
his countTymeD. The light vote of hi:
State in Presidential elections he ex
plsiDtd by stating that the coIored people
finding they bad been ROBBED by the carpet
bag element after the war, would no Longer
affiliate with the Republican party In
Presidential elections and the mass o.
them, not caring to vote with the Demo
Gratis, had simply RETAINED from voting a.
all.
In temperance, fence law and otbel
questions of State interest. he said thu
full vote of both colored and white people
was cast without interference or restraint
and that on tue latter question, coioreC
men had always carried the State agai psi
the financial interests of the whites. Ths
general spoke at some length on the con-
dition Of the coIored people OF the South,
now Is compared with that of the years
following the war. when they were gov
erned by so called republicans, and showed
statistics that the colored people had in
creased in wealth thsee-fold, under Demo
cratic rule: that their educational facilI-
tee, which were paid for out OF taxes col
lected from the whites, nad increased over
twenty fo.d and that they we're as q people
prosperous, contented and fully protected
ia al their rights. He condemned very
fevsTely, the course of certain Northern
Republicans. In keeping alive feelings OIL